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Ecumenical Worship Service Will Mark 500th Anniversary of Reformation
FALL RIVER — A special ecumenical worship service to mark the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 5, at St. Mary’s Cathedral...
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Diocesan Superintendent Advocates for CatholicSchool Students Entitlement to...
FALL RIVER — Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Superintendent Stephen A. Perla, a strong advocate for Catholic school special education students, was recently invited to participate in the United...
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Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Alliance Announce Website
FALL RIVER — Whether it is in the biotech lab at Bishop Connolly High School, on the track with Fr. Tom’s track team at Our Lady of Lourdes, in the TV studio of St. John Paul II High School, or in the...
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High Schools Host Open Houses, Tours in November
FALL RIVER — Students interested in attending a Catholic high school in the Fall River Diocese and their families are encouraged to take time for a visit in November to learn firsthand about what each...
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82 to Receive Marian Medal Award from Bishop
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will award the Marian Medal to 82 laypersons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, at the Cathedral of St....
View ArticleDiocesan High Schools Placement Exam is December 2
The Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Fall River will administer an Entrance/Placement Examination for new students on Saturday, December 2, with the make-up exam on Saturday, December 9....
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Statement on the Sale of the Bells at St. Lawrence Parish
STATEMENT OF THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE ON THE SALE OF THE BELLS OF ST. LAWRENCE MARTYR PARISH, NEW BEDFORD November 21, 2017 At the request of Father Robert Powell, pastor of St. Lawrence Martyr Parish...
View ArticleRetirement Fund for Religious Collection is Dec. 9/10
FALL RIVER — Catholics in the Diocese of Fall River will have the opportunity to “give to those who have given a lifetime” as part of the collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, to be held in...
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Gift of Giving Again in Full Swing to Help Families in Need at Christmas
FALL RIVER – Catholic Social Services’ headquarters in Fall River’s South End becomes an even busier place in the weeks leading up to Christmas as the agency’s annual Gift of Giving program goes into...
View ArticleArea Christmas Masses to be Broadcast
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass for Christmas to be broadcast on Christmas Day from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on WLNE-TV, Channel 6. The...
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Bishop da Cunha’s 2017 Christmas Message
Dear Friends in Christ, On September 20th of this year, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, leaving the Caribbean Island without electric power and water and affected by an...
View Article11 Catholic Schools in Diocese Receive School Solutions Seed Fund Grants
FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Alliance is excited to announce that 11 of its schools have received School Solutions Seed Fund Grants from the Carney Family Charitable...
View ArticleTV Mass to Air at Special Time Sunday, January 7
FALL RIVER — The weekly Television Mass sponsored by the Fall River Diocese on WLNE-TV, Channel 6, will be seen at a special time this Sunday, January 7, only. The Mass will air that day at 10:30 a.m....
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CCC Collection Supports TV Mass, National Projects
FALL RIVER– The annual Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) collection will be taken up at parish Masses in the Fall River Diocese during the weekend of January 20 and 21, 2018. This yearly national...
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FACE Annual Brunch Offers Midwinter Social Break, Support for Students
FALMOUTH — Planned for the first Sunday of February, the 13th annual Winter Brunch sponsored by the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education or FACE offers an opportunity for an enjoyable get-together...
View ArticleCatholic Social Services Issues Notice Regarding DACA Program
FALL RIVER — Catholic Social Services of the Fall River Diocese is reaching out to individuals who have or have had DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in the light of a recent federal court...
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Catholic Schools Week Celebration Begins January 28
FALL RIVER — Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese will observe Catholic Schools Week from January 28 through February 3 with Masses, open houses and a variety of special programs and activities....
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World Day for Consecrated Life
On February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Church also celebrates World Day for Consecrated Life. In parishes, this year it is observed the weekend of February 3-4. Pope Saint John...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday is February 14; Marks Beginning of Lent
FALL RIVER — Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Parishes throughout the Fall...
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Bishop da Cunha’s 2018 Lenten Message
Dear Friends, Many of us remember – maybe even with some nostalgia – when Lent was a time of real Penance and sacrifice. The Church still teaches us that Lent is a special time of conversion; that...
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